- Short Film Competition
Alternate Title: VBP (Vacas Brancas Preguiçosas)
Year: 2025
Length: 19 mins
Country: Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Premiere: NYC Premiere
Directed by: Asaph Luccas
Produced by: Leo Domingos Domingos, Carol Santos
Starring: Mavi Lucena (Ster), Gabriela Lang (Larissa)
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After calling a classmate a ‘lazy white cow,’ a young Black student embarks on a virtual saga to avoid being canceled.
About the Director
Asaph Luccas is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. She has directed several short films, including BONDE, which premiered at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and received awards such as Best Queer Short Film at the Leeds International Film Festival and Best Short Film at Mix Brasil.
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Awards
2025 Festival of Cinema and Culture of Sexual and Gender Diversity – Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress
2025 Rio LGBTQIA+ Film Festival – Best Brazilian Short Film
2025 FRAPA (Festival de Roteiro Audiovisual de Porto Alegre) – Best Screenplay, Best Dialogue and Audience Award for Best Screenplay
2025 BlackStar Film Festival – Best Short Film nominee
2025 Rio LGBTQIA+ Film Festival – Best Brazilian Short Film
2025 FRAPA (Festival de Roteiro Audiovisual de Porto Alegre) – Best Screenplay, Best Dialogue and Audience Award for Best Screenplay
2025 BlackStar Film Festival – Best Short Film nominee